Depicted as a jackal headed man Anubis is the protector of graves, the patron of jackals, an embalmer. Willingly abdication as lord of the underworld replaced by Osiris. One of his prominent roles was ushering souls into the afterlife, he attended the "Weighing of the Heart" determining whether a soul be allowed to enter the realm of the dead. Anubis was depicted in black, a color that symbolized regeneration, life, the soil of the Nile River & corpses. Appears stern but is secretly softhearted.